• International
• Research

Next stop: Hong Kong

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

With Nobel Week behind us, a period during which the world’s attention is firmly on Stockholm and the year’s Nobel laureates, my own attention is now turning eastwards, towards Hong […]

2017-12-15

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• International

Our thoughts are with Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, who is held in Tehran since April 2016, and who is a prominent researcher in the field of disaster medicine, appealed last month against the death sentence […]

2017-12-13

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• Ceremony
• Research

The Nobel lectures encourage us to consider groundbreaking discoveries yet to come

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

It was truly a pleasure to join Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young yesterday during their Nobel lectures in Aula Medica. As always, there was not an empty seat […]

2017-12-08

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• Organisation
• Strategy
• Uncategorized

Efter turnén: arbetet fortsätter

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In English below. Vi summerar nu KI-ledningens besök på institutionerna. Det har varit fantastiskt att besöka institutionsledningarna, medarbetare och studenter. Vi har tagit del av forskarpresentationer och undervisning och diskuterat […]

2017-12-06

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• Ethics
• Organisation

Jag välkomnar kraften i #metoo

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In English below. Som rektor välkomnar jag kraften i debatten som följt på #metoo-kampanjen. Karolinska Institutet ska vara en arbetsplats och en utbildningsmiljö fri från sexuella trakasserier, fri från mobbning, […]

2017-11-21

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• Organisation

Nu ser vi över KI:s organisation

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In English below. Vår senaste medarbetarundersökning ger viktiga signaler; många medarbetare upplever att nuvarande organisation är otydlig och att det är svårt att relatera till de övergripande målen för verksamheten. […]

2017-11-20

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• Ceremony
• Doctoral education

I thank our new doctors

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Last Friday I was delighted to welcome our new doctors and jubilee doctors as well as colleagues from our university, families and guests to this autumn’s conferment ceremony in Stockholm […]

2017-11-14

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• International
• Uncategorized

Letter of concern over the detention of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Together with the Rector at the Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy and the Rector at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, I as the Vice-Chancellor at Karolinska Institutet, have written a letter to Ayatollah […]

2017-10-31

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• Ethics
• Organisation

Medarbetarna har sagt sitt – nu fortsätter arbetet för en god arbetsmiljö

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In English below: Resultatet av Medarbetarundersökningen 2018 har landat. Glädjande nog med den höga svarsfrekvensen 80 procent (4297 av 5392 svarade). Det ger oss en bra grund för det fortsatta […]

2017-10-30

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• Education
• Health care
• Research
• Uncategorized

Legacy of Hans Rosling

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

I was very proud to kick off this morning’s seminar Global and Local Health – Legacy of Hans Rosling to share my views on the work of this outstanding scientist, […]

2017-10-26

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